Most of us who enjoyed nature play in our childhoods realize that it didn’t matter if we had a pristine patch of forest to play in or just a couple of vacant city lots. Either way, there were endless things to find, explore, capture, imagine, and play with. But what was important is that these places were right there, within our walking/running/biking distance. No car, no parent, and no…

     

Hello Family Nature Club Leaders!

The Children & Nature Network recently added a few new features to the Movement Directory that will allow people searching for information to know a little more about each club. Once you update your listing on the Movement Directory, viewers will know several things about your group:

• When your club was established
• Approximately how many families you have in your group
• Approximately how many people come to each outing…

     

Thanks to all those who were able to make the webinar for Family Nature Clubs on May 24th! I appreciated everyone's participation and feedback. In this first webinar, we reviewed some things that are pertinent to our work with families from C&NN, discussed "News from the Network" and talked about Family Nature Clubs. We focused on one example of a club, which includes "Nearby Nature Clubs" or mini-clubs within a club model.

For those who may not be so sure exactly what a webinar…